SINGER LEFT Wallet in a NY TAXI...Honest Man RETURNED IT...Along with a #1 HIT! | Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the BEST SONG to Start of the NEW YEAR in STYLE?

[@freezer8530]

I'll nominate ... "Auld Lang Syne"

[@catherine6653]

Celebration- Kool and the Gang

[@surlechapeau]

What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon. Not so stylish, but very much needed.

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Everybody lets get stoned! Seriously that's what came in my mind and I have no idea why? If Everyone Cared Nickelback

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@@catherine6653 good pic

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

Marilyn is 81 and Billy is 86, which is remarkable. They both look so great…and have brought the world some absolutely wonderful music.

[@ProfessorofRock]

They are awesome!

[@nana3491-w7b]

Wow. Looking good if this is a newer video.

[@pjg58x]

Yes they look amazing. Marilyn is still beautiful. It’s also great that they are still together after all these years.

[@cooltkll]

@@ProfessorofRock bravo bravo bravo...1 of the best ever....can u interview them again....they are 1 great couple & marilyn's voice, looks and class are beyond measure ...what year did u do this interview pls....HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@mikebuck1897]

Truth

[@steveb7310]

It's beautiful to see Marilyn and Bill still together. I loved that song the first time I heard it.

[@eagles_s]

Didnt expect to See Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis in a Professor of Rock video when i woke up this morning

[@jamesjones-wv9ik]

Right? Saw them in the thumbnail - instant click. What a way to start 2025!

[@sttuartthompson7686]

I didn't expect it either but am not ashamed to say I was a fan of the 5th dimension in 1969. I way 14 Their band was something between rock and soul. And of course it was the wrecking crew with the accompaniment. I believe them when they say that people that see their shows jump up and dance to the song even now. If I could look so healthy and energetic when I'm their ages...

[@deantoso5376]

You are blowing my mind seeing an interview with Marilyn and Billy!! Don't even know how to express my excitement. This was an amazing story to hear.

[@mournblade1066]

"Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" are on my constant playlist. NEVER get tired of that. The transition between "Aquarius" and "Sunshine" always gives me goosebumps.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great way of saying it my friend!

[@claytonb9685]

@@ProfessorofRock I like how “Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In” was being used in 40 Year Old Virgin. Who would’ve thought that Seth Rogen could be a crooner.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

What a GREAT song to ring in the new year!

[@billyjoejimbob56]

Goosebumps indeed... you chose better words than I could have! The common thread in all of my favorite tunes... great individual voices AND soaring harmonies... were the 5th Dimension's forte. To see Marilyn and Billy, in their 80s together, healthy, happy, smiling... what a privelege. Congrats to Marilyn and Billy! Thank you Professor!

[@buddyrichable1]

I'm 75 and man do I remember this song, and the magical psychedelic 1960's. Woodstock, the hippies, the Doors and Sgt Pepper. To see Marilyn and Billy looking so good makes me happy.

[@mikeizzano172]

This story is another one of the many reasons you have such devoted followers ! The back stories we never heard of so long ago….thanks for all you do …..keep our music up front for all of us to enjoy .we won’t forget your dad steered you in this direction !….🇺🇸…..

[@mudhens4ever]

Amen!

[@Newbill17]

I was a 10 year old boy with an unusual ability to play songs on the flute by ear. It made me the main soloist in schools for years. I performed an instrumental version of this song that left adults in awe. This song meant the world to me in 1969/1970 and it still does. When I was in rock bands later in the 80s and 90s, the Fifth Dimension’s material and their sensibilities still informed my style of singing and performing. Alongside early original alternative rock from that era. My contemporaries never quite understood my affinity for this and the American Songbook. It’s one of those classics I always enjoy hearing. Reminds me of my childhood and a time when I stood out as a talented and accomplished performer for my age.

[@LadyCin611]

I never saw “Hair” with the cast naked, but I’ve seen “Hair” many times, and the audience STILL stands up and dances and sing with “Let the Sun Shine In.” Great video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@petercena9497]

During Jim Morrison's indecency trial the naked performance in "Hair" was used as defense.

[@williamh4172]

I guess they wanted to really show hair!

[@Fiona2254]

@@williamh4172😂😂😂

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I really want to see this musical now.

[@cargilekm]

In 1969 I was a 16-year-old white kid. this was an anthem for my teen years. It still brings a tear to my old eyes and a loss of the finer feelings for our future that seem to be gone these days. This is the best time in human history and 45% of can't feel it. Cheers

[@MarkLindsayCNC]

My father brought home this album, and after hearing it the first time, I latched onto it and wouldn't let go. I was 8 years old, and this song in particular blew my little mind. I absolutely wore that record out. I also fell madly in love with Marilyn McCoo. Sitting here today as a 63 year old man, I can say that she's as gorgeous as ever.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

She looks so amazing for her age.

[@billyjoejimbob56]

Sixty-three? You aren't an old man... yet! 😜

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

One of my joys as a divorced 68yo whose friends have died and or moved away, is watching young people’s reactions to the music they raised us boomers;) The years 1955-1980 are truly the golden age of rock n roll!

[@littlecatfeet9064]

The 5th Dimension’s voices just wash over the listener like a cool wave at a hot beach. People sung beautifully then, without irritating vocal runs and gymnastics. Great interview too!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great comment!

[@apfarms8612]

Please pray for New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz, after the horror they’re experiencing this New Year’s Day. We all, as lovers of music and how music brings us together, send NOLA our thoughts, prayers, love and a great big hug. Prof. Of Rock, i am loving the content you are putting out. Love the interview with the original bands and singers. Keep up the great work!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I know. How upsetting.

[@blazerhawkdarren68]

Great interview POR. Marilyn still looks beautiful at her age. I remember seeing her as a host of the music TV show called Solid Gold. Her and Billy are an awesome couple you can tell they still love each other.

[@karencordoba]

What a lovely story for this classic recording!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening!

[@christineml1476]

Great story - beautiful proof that honesty is always the best policy.

[@ProfessorofRock]

SO TRUE!

[@aggressivepipeearth6743]

The only policy.

[@richardsappington1658]

The blending of the two songs was just pure magic. Always gets the blood pumping and the feet moving for sure!

[@robinmiller5256]

I’m a boomer and took the liberty of teaching my grandkids good music that everyone can sing and this song was one of the first. Miss those days!

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks!

[@jaegerjae]

Happy new year Professor and to everyone watching !!!! Great episode as always!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Same to you

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@fscottgray9784]

These are 2 of the nicest people in show business. I had a chance to sit next to them once in Mexico and they were so cordial and nice to talk to us. Just normal great people.

[@wrapper2]

Another one of my old 45's, that I haven't listened to in 40 years. Thanks for this one!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You're welcome!

[@colleencurran4107]

So humble of Billy to say the song is magical, which may very well be true but it was his band that made it magical!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call!

[@margraine]

Boomer here - This video had me smiling all the way through. I was in 8th grade when it came out, and I remember listening to it with my friends and happy dancing. Thanks for the memory!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's wonderful to hear!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s such a joyous song!

[@SaltyChip]

This song a a few Michael Jackson songs are such quality that they’ll make shy, non dancers get off their seat and bust a move with absolutely no shame or worries about looking dumb or silly.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

Happy New Year Everybody!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Age of Aquarius. Wonderful song. And Marilyn McCoo. Gorgeous lady. ❤ I remember her hosting Solid Gold. Thanks Professor. Awesome start to the new year 🎊 Prayers to New Orleans this morning.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Happy New Year Roger!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Her and Andy Gibb.

[@wdeagle100]

Genuinely GREAT people. My wife got to perform for Marilyn McCoo in the 80's (along with several other Children's Hospital employees) at the hospital where she worked. These 2 are an example for us all!

[@kurtsakslsvideosaks9185]

THAT was a helluva interview!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you!

[@Heene1028]

Happy New Year 🎈 🌞LET THE SUN SHINE IN!!!🌞🙏🕊️🕯️✨🦋🩵🌞

[@ProfessorofRock]

Happy new year!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Perfect new year song!

[@devonbrooks246]

These two are beautiful people inside and out. Married and happy after all these years. They are really blessed.

[@TimSears-b5x]

Oct. 1981 Honeymoon Cruise the Fifth dimension were entertaining on The Norway cruise ship next morning after a performance. I went on deck to see the sunrise. They were standing on the aft pool deck leaning on the rails in their costumes from the night before talking, laughing, having coffee, at the breakfast buffet 6AM. After doing a high energy show. 12 years after Aquarius/Sunshine was released. Real Pros.

[@gregwasserman2635]

I have a similar lostnwallet story. My dad left his wallet in Sun Studios in Memphis while on vacation. He didn't realize that he had last it until hundreds of miles later while driving home. He thought Sun Studios was the last place he had it on his person, so my younger sister called Sun Studios up and asked if anyone had found it. Much to everyone's surprise, someone turned it in to the managers at Sun Studios and he got his wallet back! As for "Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", I was very young when the song was released, but I still remember hearing it. The song was very well produced and had such a clear sound to it. It sounds "dated", though I don't mean that in a bad way. You can just tell the time period when it was written. It sounds better than a lot of music today and vocals are so much more amazing than today.

[@bethroney6718]

Good to hear something nice about Memphis! My home town!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing Greg!

[@marktait2371]

my dad same left his wallet in a hotel room out of town for a football game or dining room someone found hotel mailed it back to him

[@LaManteca76]

​@@marktait2371That's awesome! Most of the time it seems the wallet's gone but I love hearing how people go the extra mile to return it. 😀

[@petercena9497]

The 5th Dimension are top 40 bliss. Their producers knew where the great songwriters were. Top 5: 1. Aquarius (Let the Sunshine in) 2. Love Lines Angles and Rhymes 3. Wedding Bell Blues 4. Working on a Groovy Thing 5. One Less Bell to Answer

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great picks!

[@surlechapeau]

6. Stoned Soul Picnic, 7. "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", 8. "Never My Love" ...

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Will you marry me Bill?

[@auntieeva4098]

I was way too young to see Hair, but I remember that song. Didn't know Ronny Dyson was in the production. He had a beautiful voice.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jamesevans3492]

As A Child Of The Early 1960's, I Literally Grew Up Listening To Their Songs, And I Really Enjoyed This Song From Them, As A Young Child, Because Of It's Positive Message, And It's Wonderful Energy . . .'-)

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@TheMaskedBaptist]

One degree from Marilyn and Billy. A friend of mine met them at church, no less. Maybe one day. VERY special peeps. Rock-Pop-Soul Royalty. Their one and only live album criminally underrated and not regularly duplicated, should be a staple in every music library. We're SO blessed they still appear and teach, perform, encourage, tell their marvelous stories. The Fifth Dimension in my Top Ten Pop groups of all time. Thanks, Adam!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’re so amazing!

[@JoeBorrello]

Marilyn and Billy also had a variety show on TV in the 1970s.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Yes They Did! Did you watch?

[@crkmt]

@@ProfessorofRockFrom time to time. I remember hearing 5th Dimension on the radio, but I didn’t make the connection on the TV show.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

If you are here I take it you aren't hungover like it was 1999.

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

🤣😂👍🏻🌷

[@bobdavis4848]

I've never been hungover in the drunk sense. Happy new year. Ms. Trail!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@bobdavis4848 Good for you not many can say that and Happy New Year to you as well.

[@cosmickidd205]

I thought it was 1989....it was a good night😊

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@cosmickidd205 another good year and glad it was good one.

[@murphy903]

I'm in China. I needed to hear this story. I lost my passport last night while going out to dinner. I took a taxi home, and perhaps I left it in the taxi. The good thing is that the Chinese are incredibly honest (and honorable) people. It will likely show up, but this cool video really inspired me. It is extremely upsetting to lose your passport while in another country. But, I think that the universe is conspiring in my favor because after I prayed to find it, this video popped up this morning. I needed it. Thank you.

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

Happy New Year Everyone! 🎉🥂🙏🏻✌🏼

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Same to you,a fresh start.

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@ Thank you! 👍🏻🌹🙏🏻

[@fraseredk7433]

And to you darl.

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@@fraseredk7433 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@bethroney6718]

Happy New Year 🎉

[@seanjudge]

That song always makes me cry. Something about the harmonies, the powerful vocals...man ... ever since I was a kid hearing it for the first time... trying to sing along...when we get to the Let The Sunshine In...I can't get through it without my voice breaking. Just magical.

[@TheDisneylover23]

I just introduced this song to one of my young co-workers, about 9 months ago. She's early 20's, I'm about to be 54. I'm trying to get them all to see what we had for music, and that "the oldies" aren't that bad! I LOVE Hair and Age of Aquarius so much! Thanks again, Professor, for getting another bomb interview!! These stories prove to me there is an intelligence that comes in when things needs to happen. Much love to you and yours and I hope you all have an amazing new year.

[@carlacook5181]

Adam, thanks so much, this was a great show, Marilyn and her Bill still look great after all years. This is such a happy song and many schools sang it at the end of the year leaving sixth grade, some kids would be going to Junior High in a different district but any time we heard this song, it brought us together, I had moved to another state and didn’t know a single person but we all knew this song and became friends when we heard i it and sang it together, you can’t hear this song and not see blue skies and sunshine. It was inspirational to put the two songs together to make one song and like Billy said even people half the world away know this song. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@goheen1701]

"Aquarius" was the #1 song the week I was born in '69. :)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

My mom’s was “Get Back”

[@zman3238]

Marilyn is simply stunning at 80 plus years old!!

[@elizabethp2395]

Professor, this one exemplifies why what you do is so special. So grateful for you. Happy New Year!

[@banjo1241]

Marilyn…what a voice!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@ladydenae]

Thank you so much for this fantastic interview! As a teenager in the mid-90s, I was obsessed with my parents' records from the 60s and 70s. Both this record and the original cast recording of Hair were in my heavy rotation. This story never gets old, and I smiled the whole way through it today. Great way to kick off the new year!

[@Macmax7077]

And I just want to thank you! You have given brought laughter, tears, goose bumps and so many memories that I can just say I am happy now. Thank You!!!!

[@trickshottim]

I feel like I am living in the Fifth Dimension watching pop music royalty talk about their song.

[@StarBitt97]

In 1969 I was 8 going into 9 years old…and this was one of the first pieces of music that I LOVED that my Mom was okay with me listening to…I grew up in a VERY country household but my brother was going into the army and he left his stereo and headphones behind and I could, at night, get KOMA from Oklahoma City that played pop music and it saved me! 😂😂😂. I loved this song and other music Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. did…and went back to Fifth Dimension music…it was fun…

[@RobertL_0563]

Great interview & insight Professor! I can remember hearing Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In on the radio for the first time back in '69; I was only 6 y/o then. It impacted me so much I begged my folks to get the 45 of it; I couldn't get enough of the song. In it's own unique way, it's what made me want to play the bass. If you listen to the bass line throughout 'Sunshine' it will floor you as the song itself lifts you up.

[@williamflawrence]

And then the Laura Nyro songs! Wedding Bell Blues, Stoned Soul Picnic just the next 2 years following!

[@hiblitdrummer]

Perfection, professor Adam! This is one of the best reviews I’ve seen lately, but I enjoyed most of your work very much! Keep the incredible stories coming!

[@TrulyJefferson]

Wow ... wow ... wow! The great Billy Davis Jr and Marilyn McCoo! What a very cool interview. Amazing talent and two very real and wonderful people.

[@two-bit463]

Happy New Year Rockstars

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Happy 2025, but unfortunately not a rockstar, but like them ha!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Happy 2025!

[@ProfessorofRock]

YES YOU ARE!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

​@@ProfessorofRockyes I am for the moment

[@jerrydavison1176]

Adam you get some really AWESOME interviews! I tell you, I was very very young, maybe 2-3 y/o but I love this song to this day! And i really like that "transition point" where the two songs come together! This is one of the sins on my personal spotify Playlist!

[@Tikitanedad]

These two are superstars and have real (non-autotune) talent and they seem like such amazing human beings! What a great interview.

[@tomveatch6927]

I am thankful KZbin made this channel a recommendation!

[@andrewcarroll7323]

What a wonderful couple. Marilyn has one of the greatest female voices of all time.

[@ProfessorofRock]

AI agre!

[@2k7digga]

Happy New Year!!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@chrissad3349]

I love the "Fifth Demension"! Marry me Bill was always playing in my house as a little kid. My parents, as well as my older brother really molded my eclectic taste in music. We always had an album playing in the house. But we weren't allowed to jump around because we would skip the record. Not allowed. So we would go in the dining room with our hairbrush in our hand to use as our mike. 😊 Funny that your put this video up at this time Adam, as we are actually entering the literal "Age of Aquarius" ♒ we are in for major changes with this being here. Anyway, Happy New Year to you Adam and all the Music junkies out there! 🎉 🎶🎶 🔊

[@mournblade1066]

"Let the Sunshine In" was used in Duckman way back in the early 1990s.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Oh man! Blast from the past!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I haven’t seen that…

[@deansongs]

I always thought you were talented, sir, but you just get better and better all the time. You are just flat out amazing consider myself blessed to get to watch your content.❤

[@dougpeters1625]

What a class act they are! This is a great way to start the new year 😊 Wishing everyone the best in health, happiness, and prosperity this New Year.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree! A great reminder of the good in the world.

[@johnculhane2278]

This show is soooo good. Your knowledge and enthusiasm are so inspiring. I particularly loved this episode.

[@bpabustan]

Yes, one of the most amazing ride outs of all time! When my former band covered this, we nailed it, all the chords, all the harmonies BUT WE STUMPED THE RIDE OUT! It's not easy pulling that off!

[@Paul-in-Viet-Nam]

Thank you for this video. I can't remember the first time I heard this, I was too young for a guess to be accurate, but listening to this timeless classic today still makes my pulse climb.

[@ernesteison7979]

This was another great Professor of Rock. Wow, sometimes the universe gives us gifts in the most unconventional ways.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@danimal0921]

55 years later and Ms. Marilyn is just as beautiful as ever!!! I was 8 years old when Aquarius was released, and from the very first time I heard it, I was hooked!!! Ever since then, I have always loved their work!

[@jenniferrandolph4115]

KZbin suggested your channel to me. I subscribed immediately. I'm 71 years old and you take me down memory lane! And I've been referring you to my friends to subscribe. Thank you and HAPPY NEW YEAR! ~Maryland

[@whiplashthunderhead4258]

Of all the covers to the song It's not hard to see they've been done with love But it's one song that is incredibly hard to do better than the original I love it

[@mikelang173]

Your interviews never disappoint. This was a great story.

[@garak6789]

In my elementary school in 1971, we had two songs to learn for our school choir to sing one fall that our music teacher loved: The Age of Aquarius / Let the sunshine in and Joy to the World. Your video instantly today took me back 54 years. I hadn't thought about that period in my life for a very long time. Thanks so much for what you do !!!

[@rhiannonrede]

I just loved Billy & Marylin when i was 11 the year this song came out & we loved it. We had loved up, up & away as well. Great memories. Lookin good still you guys!❤

[@ravenkeefer3143]

This is class! Great catch for an interview with history behind it. Shame more people aren't catching up with the classic performers... Good, great on you kid .. I'm old enough to call you that (😉). Mahe Ohna ✌️ Favour ALL

[@Adam-cl9xr]

Everything about how the 5th Dimension covered this song is great! The vocal improv, harmonies, and I could listen to that awesome BASS LINE all day long!! The Wrecking Crew earned their money THAT DAY for sure!

[@ProfessorofRock]

YES!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Everything about this song uplifts.

[@angelawilliams2377]

I was a Toddler at that time. Remember that My Mom playing it while Cooking. That Song is Stuck in My Heart.

[@Fabulist]

Up, Up and Away especially but also Aquarius are immediate time-travel triggers for me. Whenever I hear Up, Up and Away I’m immediately transported back to the late 1960s, sitting at the little linoleum table with the metal rim in our apartment as my mom made cream of wheat. I can feel the cold vinyl of the chair and see my little brother in his high chair. My dad, going off to his construction job saying, “See ya later alligator,” and my mom replying, “After while crocodile,” and me running to the window, my mom asking, “What are you doing?” And I said, “I want to see that crocodile drive dad’s truck!” Truly, the music of the 5th Dimension is a kind of magic.

[@SaltyChip]

Can we just agree that the bass line transition is the main factor to why we are still talking about this song and will for years to come??? Both songs are great, but that transition… if heaven could sponsor any part of a song, it would be that bass line!

[@Licenciadopedro]

I saw the 5th Dimension in English TV when it was a hit in the late 60's, they wore white suits with fringe in their arms. About 2 month after the craze of Lend the sunshine came their second hit Up up and away which was a very soft song with a video of a balloon and them singing, then they disappeared from the scenes

[@cherylmcwilliams7238]

I was a very small child when that came out. My Mother loved music vs TV. We always listen to the radio station with the newest hits. We heard that song, Mother loved it, went to record store and bought it. So, I grew up listening to the 5th dimension. By the time I was 4yrs old I knew the words and everybody sang it! Singing and dancing!

[@2StrokeDriptroit]

What a beautiful song and 2 beautiful people who are still beautiful today, and how cool and pleasant they are! This song was epic to me even when it came out when I was about 5! I still get the same feeling I did then, so tje sheer power of it remains! I was literally in tears of both joy and sadness here-joy seeing these 2 beautiful people still looking awesome and in good health, and sad because now that my mom, who was EVERYTHING to me is gone for just about 2 years now. I will never be “right” again. This song brings me joy and sadness but it is part of my very being! Images come right back and I re visit those days in my memory! God, I was listening to this tune before I was in kindergarten! These 2 beautiful people are national treasures and so is the music! It will ALWAYS be played and loved! What is not to love here! And Happy New Year all, and please pray for peace on earth becoming a reality very soon! The hippies had it nut-on about peace and love!! Give them credit! 😋👍🏻🤘🤘

[@mikenixon2401]

Great interview. Of course I had the Hair album but you made me remember what I was doing when I heard the Fifth Dimension version of Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In.

[@SteelRaptor17]

I needed this video, I've loved this song all my life

[@patdolan7418]

Though I'm mostly into Jazz & "Classical" music (don't get me started on the misunderstandings about Baroque, classical, romantic, etc. eras), I have always loved The Fifth Dimension... They were part of the soundtrack of my life. To see them so happy and animated, their talent and work still so venerated today... Well, just good on them all! They more than deserve it!

[@jeffreysalomone6354]

Another terrific video. I remember when the song came out, and the combination of Aquarius and Let the Sun Shine In was phenomenal. Great to see the interview with Billy David Jr and Marilyn McCoo-- their story is fascinating.

[@TripleBerg]

What an amazing story. I recently dropped my wallet, with a lot of cash, in a parking lot and didn’t know it. Next morning I got an email from the store that some kind soul had turned it in. Didn’t get a hit single from it, but it restored my faith in humanity.😊

[@somnambulnation5681]

One of my favorite parts of this magical tune is the bridge, where those lines of hope and prophecy bounce from the ladies to the men, then they are all once again unified for the harmony singing "Aquarius". Lyrically painting a landscape of utopia, including "...and the mind's true liberation". Gives me goosebumps just typing this. Nothing quite like it.

[@mrcyde]

Easily in my top ten favorite songs. From the first notes, you know you're listening to something special. Love. Love. Love

[@sandydegen4603]

I love this! When talent actually existed! Phenomenal!

[@DropAnchor1978]

Great interview, Adam. This duo are legends and Fifth Dimension were wonderful.

[@irishgirldutchpour]

Happy New Year, kind sir!

[@jean-philippeperetti8463]

When this song came out, I was a young (very young) radio DJ for a small station on the North Shore of the province of Québec. It is one of the songs that I played the most. I just couldn't get tired of it. I also had fun playing Wedding Bell Blues. Their sound was just different, so fresh.

[@timmccullough409]

My older sister was a big fan of 5th Dimension, and that's where I learned of it. I've been digging it ever since. Great Great song😊

[@MsABee1]

That was a great interview!!! And the song is definitely a classic!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@MsABee1]

@ I just joined your Patreon… it’s long over due!! I definitely want to support your great work!! 🙌🏽

[@1_Lost_Soul]

When I restarted my album collection, The 5th Dimension was one of the absolute "must haves" on my list. "Up, Up, and Away" and the "Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" were so monumentally HUGE to me! We had the moon landing going on, the Vietnam conflict was raging, and we were coming out of the '60s. It was a new day and age. Everything was just so 'new', 'fresh', and 'Wow!' to me and "Age Of Aquarius" just hit 'the spot'. Sly & The Family Stone were on that "must have" list as well. "Everyday People" I never knew (or realized) that Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. were in The 5th Dimension together because years later, I became a fan of theirs, on their own, and they also became "must haves" to my collection as well. Great, great, and awesome music we had back then! Thank you, Adam, for covering Marilyn, Billy, and these songs. God bless and happy new year brother.

[@marktait2371]

i was just looking at the original foldout record the other day found at an antique store closing like 5 bucks few small blips but otherwise g.c. soul city label

[@michaellelacheur7305]

I watch you from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺. You are a must watch everyday. Thanks for bringing the joy, memories and the stories of music to my lounge room 🙏

[@Riskmangler]

Kudos to you for getting this interview. It speaks volumes about your credibility that legends sit down with you, a YT guy. You're building something great here, Professor.

[@myrnasmith565]

This was so good it gave me goose bumps. Thank you!

[@dennismartinez5938]

Some song stand the test of time; this song is one of them. Just as inspiring today as it was over 40-yrs ago. Excellent interview Adam

[@Macmax7077]

This is awesome Professor, AWESOME!!!!